Omnia Exeunt In Mysterium
Friday 13 August 2010
On the respective world views of M.R. James and S.T. Joshi
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The reputation of S.T. Joshi as the preeminent scholar in the study of weird fiction has always puzzled me. Although the man’s work ethic ca...
Saturday 19 June 2010
The Holy Face of Halifax
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Whether it represents a case of unconscious cultural transmission or merely a pleasing synchronicity, there can be no doubt that the image o...
Wednesday 9 June 2010
The Victorian Occult Revival in West Yorkshire
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Forming a sad, decaying conurbation on the eastern fringe of the South Pennines, today Bradford and the neighbouring town of Keighley scarc...
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Wednesday 12 May 2010
Musings on "The Black Walker of the Ford"
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"Rather more than a century ago, there lived at Amhulaich, in Rannoch, a miller, much addicted to the use of tobacco, and when unable t...
Wednesday 13 January 2010
Some thoughts on the weird fiction of L.T.C. Rolt
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As we approach the centenary of his birth, the name L.T.C. Rolt is unlikely to ring many bells amongst the reading public. Yet for two small...
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